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scrimp (skrimp)

transitive verb

  1. to make too small, short, etc.; skimp
  2. to treat stingily; stint

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Swed skrympa, to shrink, akin to OE scrimman, Ger schrumpfen < IE base *(s)kremb-, to turn, twist, shrink

intransitive verb

to be sparing and frugal; try to make ends meet; economize

adjective

curtailed; scanty

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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